Unexpected Easter trip II

The weekend is here and so new obsessions ... I know ... I do not get to write more than one post a week ... and I have thousands of daily obsessions I'd love to spit on the blog but that I just manage to store them through screenshots, word files, thousands of auto-emails ... well, that's the life of a #girlboss! And, after this preamble of victimization, I will tell you the second part of my improvised Easter holiday.Llega el fin de semana y con él nuevas obsesiones... Lo sé... no consigo escribir más de un post a la semana... y tengo miles de obsesiones diarias que me encantaría escupir en el blog pero que voy almacenando a través de pantallazos, archivos de word, miles de automails... en fin, así es la vida de una #girlboss! Y, después de este preámbulo victimista, os cuento la segunda parte de mis improvisadas vacaciones de pascua.[play&read]

Then we went to the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. Ideotta is a big fan of medieval history and we couldn't miss this monastery. The most amazing thing about this Romanesque building is its location. Perched in the side of the Verdera mountain, in the Natural Park of Cabo de Creus, the monastery geographically still dominates today the bay of Llançà and Port de la Selva. The road up transports you to the sites of The Name of the Rose. Inside, on the other hand, has been renovated in a way that has lost some of its mystery and charisma (at least, in my personal opinion).

Following the medieval obsessions of Ideotta, we headed to Besalu, one of the most important and unique Catalonian medieval examples. His original name was Bisuldunum, fortress between two rivers: the Fluvia on the south and Capellades on the north. I found Besalua wonderful town. On of those little tourist towns that still retains their essence and charm. The town's most significant feature is its 12th-century Romanesque bridge.Siguiendo las obsesiones medievales de Ideotta, nos dirigimos a Besalú, una de las muestras más importantes y singulares de los conjuntos medievales de Cataluña. Su nombre original era Bisuldunum, fortaleza entre dos ríos: el Fluviá al sur y el Capellades al norte. Besalú me ha parecido un pueblo maravilloso. De esos pocos pueblos turísticos que aun conservan su esencia y encanto. Lo más característicos de Besalú es su puente medieval.

Our last stop was the Lake of Banyoles. We wanted to go to Olot and all the adjacent volcanic area, but didn't have the time ... Banyoles Lake is the largest lake in Catalonia and is really nice. For a moment I was transported to our trip to the Lake of Annecy (France), another natural wonder. The most characteristic contructions of the lake are The Fish. The fish are small swamp buildings located along the shore of the lake. They were built in the early twentieth century and during that time wealthy families came to take baths or to use it as a spot to store their fishing gear. These days they are mostly small homes that allow boats and barges to stay there and give the lake its idyllic and romantic charm. We arrived at dusk, when everything seams more melancholic, magic and beautiful. We sat in a bar at a right edge of the lake looking at infinity and enjoying the last minutes of our holidays.